Toby says "Go Sixers"

Olive Oil Negroni 🍸 (olive oil gin, day 2) 2 oz olive oil gin 1 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz Campari orange twist Day 2, the emulsion was mostly intact, just a slight film on top that reintegrated with a shake In a Negroni, the olive oil flavor is less present, but the added body is still apparent

Pistachio Daiquiri 🍸 2 oz pistachio dense rum ¾ oz lime juice ¾ oz Natty Boh lager syrup 5 drops 1:4 saline See quoted skeet for info about densing

Olive Oil Martini 🍸, experimenting with the "densing" technique developed by Iain McPherson at Panda & Sons in Edinburgh 2¼ oz olive oil dense gin* ¾ oz dry vermouth 3 ds peppercorn tincture 5 drops 1:4 saline lemon twist

Pineapple juice cocktails, day 2: an improv 🍸 2 oz gin 2 oz pineapple juice ¾ oz Faccia Brutto Centerbe ¾ oz lager syrup (50 brix) 5 drops 1:4 saline Would be nice with a bouquet of mint

Nacional 🍸 2 oz rum 1 oz pineapple juice ½ oz apricot liqueur ½ oz lime juice 5 drops 1:4 saline

Birthday crab fries and O's game 2

Let's go O's! (Sorry, Phillies)

Let's go Phillies 👏 👏 👏👏👏

Let's go O's

In retrospect, building a bar in my basement was one of the better decisions of my life

What a week. Time for some Martinis 🍸 3 oz Ford's gin ½ oz Cocchi Extra Dry ½ oz Gonzalez Bypass Amontillado 2 ds bergamot mango bitters grapefruit twist

Tia Mia 🍸 as a punch 400ml Jamaican rum (split of Coruba and Denizen) 400ml mezcal 300ml lime juice 200ml orgeat 100ml orange liqueur 6 ds Driftwood bitters 30 drops 1:4 saline 300ml water Chilling now, should be served over ice

Tried this again today and flipping the Zucca and apricot is the way to go

Tonight's 🍸 2 oz Rittenhouse rye 1 oz E&J VSOP brandy ¾ oz Rothman & Winter apricot liqueur ½ oz Zucca lemon twist Stir and strain onto a rock.

Seems about right for me anisota.net/harvest

Borrowed Tune 🍸 recipe by Ryan Gannon, via the Cure book 2 oz rye (1½ oz bourbon originally) ½ oz Branca Menta ¼ oz Averna 1 bsp simple syrup (demerara originally) 2 ds orange bitters grapefruit twist

Fallback 🍸 Hate the clock change, but at least it's an excuse to make this Sasha Petraske cocktail (under Toby's supervision, of course) 1 oz apple brandy 1 oz rye ½ oz sweet vermouth ½ oz Nonino 2 ds Peychaud's orange twist

Missing his sister Lemon the hound?

Watchin' pork chops and gravy

Watchin' baseball

Go birds, I guess

Cinnamon Up-to-date 🍸 An experiment swapping some cinnamon in for the orange liqueur. Not bad! 2 oz rye 2 oz amontillado sherry 2 bsp 1:1 cinnamon syrup 2 ds Angostura orange twist

Baltimore Orioles sign some pitchers

Last night we spent the evening like I spent many Fridays in the mid-90s, watching Homicide: Life on the Street. We got a pretty good turn out (10 people!), and I made at least one of each drink on the impromptu cocktail 🍸menu I threw together. All are riffs or lifts of other cocktail recipes.

Pedro's Martinez 🍸 feeling nostalgic for living near Clover Club, so I tracked down a something we loved ordering there ~10 years ago. (Recipe by Bryan Schneider, I think) 1½ oz aged rum (should be Dominican) ¾ oz sweet vermouth ¼ oz PX sherry 1 ds Angostura bitters 1 ds mole bitters lime twist

Manhattanesque 🍸 1½ oz rye 1½ oz sweet vermouth 1 oz apple brandy 2 ds Bitter Truth aromatic bitters (not pictured) 3 brandied cherries lemon twist

Armagnac Stinger 🍸 2 oz armagnac ½ oz Giffard Menthe-Pastille ½ oz Branca Menta

Tonight's 🍸 It feels like fall, so we were going to have a couple of Trans-Ams (by Dave Nurmi), but we're out of Benedictine. So I improvised. 1½ oz rye 1½ oz apple brandy ½ oz Becherovka 1 bsp 1:1 demerara syrup (added after tasting) 2 ds Angostura orange twist

As I Lay Dying 🍸 recipe by @fredericyarm.bsky.social 1½ oz cognac ¾ oz apple brandy ¾ oz Braulio ½ oz apricot liqueur 2 ds Peychaud's bitters

Maybe should have pitched to Ohtani instead of intentionally walking him before????

Another Boulevardier 🍸 for Red October. It worked last night. Let's go Phillies. 2 oz rye (split of Overholt Bonded and Michter's) 1 oz Campari 1 oz sweet vermouth lemon and orange twist

Made a red drink (Boulevardier) to try to extend Red October. Maybe it's working? These are the guys I remember. Go Phillies.

Let's go Phillies 👏 👏 👏👏👏

Kinda weird one tonight 🍸 2 oz rye 1 oz sweet vermouth ½ oz Zucca ½ oz apricot liqueur orange twist

Various projects today using up older produce in the kitchen 🍸 1) 900ml watermelon juice, divided + 300ml peach puree, vacuum sealed for freezing 2) lactofermentation experiments with sugarplums and figs 3) 2 liters of tasty but unappetizing green juice, using apple, kale, ginger, lemon, banana

Oh wow, go birds

Tonight's 🍸 2 oz mezcal 1 oz bianco vermouth ¾ oz creme de pamplemousse 2 ds Sother Teague Driftwood bitters 5 drops 1:4 saline Toby has recently become very interested in my cocktails. Comes running if he hears me stirring in the mixing glass. Weird cat.

Matador 🍸 Toby wanted one, too. But they're not for cats! 2 oz reposado tequila ¾ oz dry vermouth ¾ oz orange liqueur 5 drops 1:4 saline grapefruit twist

Old Gal 🍸 I'm going to be having lots of Martinis tomorrow at the Martini Expo, so going with something different tonight – Phil Ward's riff on an Old Pal 2 oz rye 1 oz Campari 1 oz bianco vermouth orange twist

Tonight's Martini 🍸 (really into this Old Raj) 2 oz Old Raj Blue Label gin 1 oz Cocchi Extra Dry vermouth 1 ds celery bitters 5 drops 1:4 saline lemon twist (discarded)

Turns out this entrance thing is pretty cool. Go Phillies.

Somebody fell asleep at the bar

That was some Orioles magic

Tonight's Martini 🍸 2 oz Old Raj Blue Label gin 1 oz Cocchi Extra Dry vermouth lemon twist (discarded)

Obstructed view seating. Toby says "Go birds!"

Tonight's Martini 🍸 2½ oz Ford's gin ¾ oz Cocchi extra dry vermouth 2 ds King Floyd's Buddha's hand bitters grapefruit twist

Carnival of Sorts

(a little late) Let's go Phillies 👏 👏 👏👏👏